The thermals only set in late yesterday, and there was only enough time for one more race. ----- Michael Beyeler TYC held on to the lead in the Finns, Andreas Friderich TYC closed the gap to one point. ----- Despite a premature start, Corinne Meyer RVB and her team remained at the top of the Onyx. ----- In the 12-foot dinghy, Jacques Dessiex SNR also won the final race. ----- All rankings and the report of the Finns.
There were light winds on Saturday for the 6th round of the Lake Zurich Long Distance Cup. ----- Bruno Schmid won with his Chaps, 6 minutes ahead of Michael Aeppli SCStä with his brand new Quant 33. ----- The ranking list and the ranking lists by class.
Conditions were good yesterday to kick off the sailing "week", with all classes finishing three races each. ----- Michael Beyeler TYC took the lead in the Finn, Corinne Meyer RVB and her team lead the Onyx classification and Jacques Dessiex SNR is ahead in the 12-foot dinghy. ----- All rankings.
The 'Double', a race for teams of two, was held yesterday on Lake Murten. David Dober/Marianne Ramstein SCM on their Surprise finished first. ----- The results.
Yesterday evening, a first race was sailed on Lake Murten at the 'Semaine du Soir' after all. The dinghy classification was won by Kuno Sorgen on an ILCA 7. In the yacht classification, David Dober SCM and his team were ahead with their Surprise. ----- The results.
30 yachts and 8 dinghies (built in 1967 or earlier) took part in the Voile de Tradition on Lake Geneva at the weekend - here is the gallery. In good conditions, 4 races were sailed. Claude Laffely CNM won the dinghy classification with his 20m Encouragement. Denis Girardet CNM and his team won the yacht classification with their 22m2 Swedish cruiser. ----- The rankings and the TV report from TSR.
Good conditions for the second UN regatta of the year on the Untersee, 8 races were completed at the weekend. The victory goes to Kaison Puls AUS, 2 points behind is Océane Affolter OSVV, Florian Tempel GER is 3rd. The ranking list.
In 1-3 bft winds, Finns and the Fireball were able to finish 4 races each on Lake Sihl at the weekend, the Tempest even 5. In the Finn Jürg Wittich SVB won ahead of Attila Szabo YCRo and Michael Beyeler TYC. In the Fireball Kurt Venhoda/Sonja Zaugg SVM were able to relegate the series winners Claude Mermod/Ruedi Moser RCO/SCoW to second place for once - the report of the Fireball. The Tempest was won by Reto Kunz/Bart Van Weesenbeek YCSe. All rankings.
Light winds dominated Act 2 of the Super League in Brunnen at the weekend. After 7 rounds, YC Bielersee with Damian Suri won ahead of SV Kreuzlingen with Tom Rüegge and SC Cham with Philippe Erni. The results and the Facebook page.
There was plenty of rain on Lake Geneva at the weekend for another round of the M2 catamaran speed tour. After 9 races, Valentin Bovay CNP and his team won clearly ahead of Arnaud Didisheim SNG and Didier Pfister MY. The results.
Grey weather but good wind conditions prevailed on Sunday for the 3rd round of the YCR Club Championship. The prominent winner was Rainer Fröhlich YCR, 1984 Olympic participant, with his Esse 750. The ranking list.
Jacques Blanc CVG and his team won the 74th Coupe du Lac with their Farr 280, followed by Pierre-Alain Schneider CVE with his Dolphin in second place. The ranking list.
There was also a lot of rain and a lot of wind on the upper Lake Zurich on Sunday for the Buchberg Derby. In the end, 3 of the 12 teams finished the race, with Fritz Meili SCoZ and his team winning on a Boström B31. The results and the report.
The SV Thalwil club championship was sailed on Lake Zurich at the weekend. In the Opti, Gian Paul Ganz SVT won with two race wins in two races, in the Yardstick classification 5 races were sailed, Janut Angehrn/Julie Herzig SVT won with their 420. The results.
We have compiled the first half of the weekend's regatta results for you, the second half will follow tomorrow. As every year in June, around 2,000 sailors take part in competitions every weekend, and many more recreational sailors are also out and about on our lakes. Sailing is one of the major popular sports in this country - and we at Sailing-news are the only ones to document all the activities. Now, in the high season, we are unfortunately not always able to fulfil our requirements of providing daily updates. The clubs pay their money to the association for "media work for the classes and clubs". We are still looking forward to receiving support via our fundraising campaign.
The A-Cats sailed their Swiss Championship on Lake Como at the weekend. After 5 races, Lamberto Cesari ITA won ahead of Robin Maeder SUI and Riccardo Giuliano ITA. There were 32 participants from 8 nations at the start. ----- The ranking list.
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The Swiss round of the Euromasters began on Friday on Lake Neuchâtel. ----- After 5 races sailed so far, Pierrick Amizet FRA leads the ILCA 6 classification with a 2-point advantage over Jean-Luc Dreyer SUI. ----- In the ILCA 7, Marcel Vos NED leads by one point from Ferrucio Arvedi SUI. ----- All rankings.
The turbulent weather also affected the conditions on Lake Uri. Two rounds were completed in thermal conditions, after which the wind died and further attempts in the Gersau basin were unsuccessful. ----- Three teams share the lead on equal points: SC Enge with Christian Sprecher, SV Kreuzlingen with Tom Rüegge, and YC Bielersee with Damian Suri. ----- The ranking list and the Facebook page with report and pictures.
Another round of the Jura Lakes Junior Championship was sailed in Bevaix on Lake Neuchâtel at the weekend. ----- After 6 races, Teo Filliger CVN won the Optimist with a one-point lead over Lina Portner RCO. ----- Kaspar Gäumann YCB won the ILCA 4, Félix Filliger CVN was ahead in the ILCA 6 and Adam McHugh/Barnabé Wyss CVB won the RSFeva. ----- All results.
The 5th round of the Lake Geneva Annual Championship was decided in 6 races at the weekend. Fred Schaffner SNR and his team won with a 3-point lead over Alexandre Vandini CNF. ----- The resultste.
On this changeable weekend, Lake Davos once again proved to be a wind-safe spot. ----- Six races were completed in the Fireball Swiss Cup, with Claude Mermod/Ruedi Moser RCO/SCoW winning ahead of Kurt Venhoda/Sonja Zaugg SVM. ----- The ranking list and the report.
There is a large turnout at the upper end of Lake Geneva for the evening regattas of the Ouchettaz Week. Two races have been completed so far, with Pierre Moerch CVVC leading with his Esse 850, the ranking list and the festival programme.
Sailing is also taking place every evening this week in Lausanne. Two races have been sailed so far. Yan Perret Gentil CVV leads the larger fleet of 14 teams in the Léstés B (the smaller yachts) with his Melges 20, while Alec Tavel CVL leads the Léstés A classification with his Esse850. The rankings.
The 2nd round of the Challenge League (2nd division) began yesterday with two races on Lake Neuchâtel. CV Estavayer with Christophe Péclard took the lead, followed by YC Horgen with Alexa Bezel in second place. The results.
Oliver Heer SUI suffered serious damage during the Transat CIC, including a power failure. Thanks in part to contacts with his shore crew, he was still able to finish the race. The race organisers had lodged a protest against Heer for "unauthorised assistance". The jury has now rejected the protest, which means that Oliver Heer SUI has overcome another hurdle towards the Vendée Globe. The report.
The good conditions on Lake Neuchâtel continued on Sunday, another 5 races were sailed. With a consistent series at the top, Stefan Seger RCO and his team secured victory with a 4-point lead over Tom Studer CVN. Benoît Lagneux SNG moved up to 3rd place. The ranking list.
Light winds characterised the 50-mile Trophy on Lake Lucerne on Saturday. 37 teams took part in the 7 SRS classifications. Andreas Zimmerli RVB won the Open Racer classification with his Quant 30, the best Racer 1 was Thomas Hasler SKS with his Longtze. Jonathan Parr SKM won the Racer 2 classification on a Platu 25. The largest fleet was made up of SRS cruisers, with a Cuban victory for Jean-Michell Mendoza on a Chess. Die results.
Good conditions for the circumnavigation of Lake Neuchâtel yesterday, the first catamaran - Yvan Bourgnon/Liam Inversin FRA/SUI - reached the finish after only 4 hours 5 minutes. Daniel Grandguillaume CVG was the fastest monohull with his Farr 30. Die results. The harbour festival has been taking place in Grandson since Friday and will continue until this evening as part of the Bol d'Or programme.